TFT array substrate

ABSTRACT

A thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate is provided. The TFT array substrate is structured to change the way that sub-pixels are arranged so that during a displaying period of a frame of image, the sub-pixels that have inconsistent brightness/darkness become alternate with each other spatially so that a displaying defect of vertical bright/dark lines can be improved and the overall resistance of the data line can be reduced to thereby reduce resistance-capacitance delay and prevent incorrect charging at a tail end of a scan line or a data line.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a divisional application of co-pending patent application Ser.No. 14/423,974, filed on Feb. 25, 2015, which is a national stage of PCTApplication Number PCT/CN2014/090461, filed on Nov. 6, 2014, claimingforeign priority of Chinese Patent Application Number 201410568377.7,filed on Oct. 22, 2014.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of displaying technology, andin particular to a TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) array substrate.

2. The Related Arts

In the field of displaying technology, flat panel displays, such asliquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)have gradually taken the place of cathode ray tube (CRT) displays forwide applications in liquid crystal televisions, mobile phones, personaldigital assistants (PDAs), digital cameras, computer monitors, andnotebook computer screens.

A display panel is a major component of the LCDs and OLEDs. Both the LCDdisplay panels and the OLED display panels comprise a thin-filmtransistor (TFT) array substrate. The TFT array substrate comprises aplurality of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) sub-pixels arranged in anarray and a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. Eachof the sub-pixels receives a scan signal from a corresponding scan lineand a data signal from a corresponding data line in order to display animage.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional TFT array substrate.The conventional TFT array substrate comprises a plurality of verticaldata lines that is arranged in order and parallel to each other, such asD1, D2, D3, D4, D5 and so on, and a plurality of horizontal scan linethat is arranged in order and parallel to each other, such as G1, G2,G3, G4, G5 and so on, and sub-pixels that are arranged in an array. Thesub-pixels that are arranged on the same row are each electricallyconnected via a TFT to the scan line located above the row ofsub-pixels. For example, each of the sub-pixels that constitute a firstrow is electrically connected via a TFT to the scan line G1; each of thesub-pixels that constitute a second row is electrically connected via aTFT to the scan line G2; and so on. The sub-pixels that are arranged onthe same column is electrically connected via a TFT to the data linelocated leftward of the column of sub-pixels. For example, each of thesub-pixels that constitute a first column is electrically connected viaa TFT to the data line D1; each of the sub-pixels that constitute asecond column is electrically connected via a TFT to the data line D2;and so on.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a conventional data line share (DLS)TFT array substrate. The DLS TFT array substrate comprises data lineseach corresponding two columns of sub-pixels and two scan linesrespectively arranged above and below each row of sub-pixels. Forsub-pixels of each row, a sub-pixel of an even column and a sub-pixel ofan odd-column that are respectively located on left and right sides ofeach data line are each electrically connected by a TFT to the dataline, namely sharing the same data line. Also, for sub-pixels of eachrow, each of the sub-pixels of even columns is electrically connected bya TFT to the scan line above the row of the sub-pixels and each of thesub-pixels of odd columns is electrically connected by a TFT to the scanline below the row of the sub-pixels. For example, a second row and athird row of sub-pixels share the data line D2; a fourth row and a fifthrow of sub-pixels share data line D3, and so on. Each of the sub-pixelsof the first row that are in even columns is electrically connected by aTFT to the scan line G1 above the first row of sub-pixels and each ofthe sub-pixels of the first row that are in odd columns is electricallyconnected by a TFT to the scan line G2 below the first row ofsub-pixels; each of the sub-pixels of the second row that are in evencolumns is electrically connected by a TFT to the scan line G3 above thesecond row of sub-pixels and each of the sub-pixels of the second rowthat are in odd columns is electrically connected by a TFT to the scanline G4 below the second row of sub-pixels, and so on. Compared to thetraditional TFT array substrate shown in FIG. 1, the DLS TFT arraysubstrate allows for reduction of the number of data lines by half andthus reduction of the cost; however, the number of scan lines is doubledso that the charging time that each sub-pixel may have is reduced byhalf due to the doubled number of scan lines and thus delays of signalsin the corresponding data lines and scan lines would be more prominent.For example, at a tail end of a data line (or a scan line), the delay inthe data line (or the scan line) could cause difference in chargingrates between sub-pixels of the odd row and the sub-pixel of the evenrows, and consequently, display defects of vertical bright and darklines may result.

Specifically, reference is now made collectively to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4.As shown in FIG. 4, the manner of driving data lines is that polarity isreversed for every two dots. Due to RC delay, the data signals are notideal square waves and the wave forms of the actual signals are waveforms with curved edges as shown in FIG. 3. For a specific sub-pixelPxy, where x indicates the x-th row and y indicates the y-th column,such as sub-pixel P12 shown in FIG. 2 indicating a sub-pixel of thesecond column in the first row, when scan lines G1, G2, G3, and G4 aresequentially conducted on, the odd-column sub-pixels that are connecteda data line are sequentially driven earlier than the odd-columnsub-pixels. For example, sub-pixels P12, P13, P22, P23 that areconnected to the data line D2 are driven in that sequence. In the periodof the same polarity of the data signal, the sub-pixel that is drivenlater is better charged than that driven earlier. As such, P13 is bettercharged than P12 and P23 is better charged than P22. After the reverseof polarity of the data signal, the driving sequence maintains the same,namely the odd-column sub-pixels are driven first and then theodd-column sub-pixels are driven. As such, the even-column sub-pixelsthat are driven first may suffer being insufficiently charged so thatthe site corresponding to the even-column sub-pixels becomeinsufficiently bright, making the overall displaying effect showing adefect of vertical bright and dark lines.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin-film transistor(TFT) array substrate, wherein within a displaying period of a frame ofimage, the sub-pixels that have inconsistent brightness/darkness arealternate with each other spatially so that a displaying defect ofvertical bright/dark lines is improved and since the overall resistanceof a data line is reduced, resistance-capacitance delay is reduced so asto prevent incorrect charging at a tail end of a scan line or a dataline.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a TFT arraysubstrate, which comprises: a plurality of data lines, a plurality ofscan lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array;

in each row of the sub-pixels, a pair of sub-pixels that are arrangedbetween two adjacent ones of the data lines are in alignment with eachother and in each row of the sub-pixels, an odd pair of sub-pixels andan even pair of sub-pixels that are adjacent to each other are staggeredlaterally on a plane;

each of the data lines being electrically connected to two sub-pixels ofeach of the sub-pixel rows that are located on left side and right sideof the data line respectively by TFTs and supplying data signals to thetwo sub-pixels;

two scan lines being provided, corresponding to and located at upper andlower sides of each of the sub-pixel rows; the nth scan line and the(n′)th scan line being respectively located on the upper and lower sidesof the nth sub-pixel row; the (n+1)th scan line and the (n′+1)th scanline being respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the(n+1)th sub-pixel row, n being a positive integer, so that the nthsub-pixel row and the (n+1)th sub-pixel row collectively form arepeatable circuit formation unit;

the nth scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe sub-pixels of even pairs in the nth sub-pixel row and the (n′)thscan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and driving thesub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth sub-pixel row; and the (n+1)th scanline being electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixelsof odd pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row and the (n′+1)th scan linebeing electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels ofeven pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row; whereby in the nth sub-pixelrow, the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven earlier than the sub-pixelsof odd pairs and in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row, the sub-pixels of evenpairs are driven later than the sub-pixels of odd pairs.

The data lines are driven in a manner of reversing polarity for everytwo dots.

During a display period of a frame of image, in the pairs of sub-pixelsbetween two adjacent data lines, the nth sub-pixel row and the (n+1)thsub-pixel row show an arrangement of alternating darkness andbrightness.

A TFT array substrate comprises: a plurality of data lines, a pluralityof scan lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array;

in each row of the sub-pixels, a pair of sub-pixels that are arrangedbetween two adjacent ones of the data lines are in alignment with eachother and in each row of the sub-pixels, an odd pair of sub-pixels andan even pair of sub-pixels that are adjacent to each other are staggeredlaterally on a plane;

each of the data lines being electrically connected to two sub-pixels ofeach of the sub-pixel rows that are located on left side and right sideof the data line respectively by TFTs and supplying data signals to thetwo sub-pixels;

two scan lines being provided, corresponding to and located at upper andlower sides of each sub-pixel row; the nth scan line and the (n′)th scanline being respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the nthsub-pixel row; the (n+1)th scan line and the (n′+1)th scan line beingrespectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+1)thsub-pixel row; the (n+2)th scan line and the (n′+2)th scan line beingrespectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+2)thsub-pixel row; and the (n+3)th scan line and the (n′+3)th scan linebeing respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+3)thsub-pixel row, n being a positive integer, so that the nth sub-pixelrow, the (n+1)th sub-pixel row, the (n+2)th sub-pixel row, and the(n+3)th sub-pixel row collectively form a repeatable circuit formationunit;

the nth scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe sub-pixels of even pairs in the nth sub-pixel row and the (n′)thscan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and driving thesub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth sub-pixel row; the (n+1)th scan linebeing electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels ofeven pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row and the (n′+1)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of oddpairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row; the (n+2)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the (n+2)th thesub-pixels of odd pairs in sub-pixel row and the (n′+2)th scan linebeing electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels ofeven pairs of the (n+2)th sub-pixel row; and the (n+3)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of oddpairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row and the (n′+3)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of evenpairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row; whereby in the nth and (n+1)thsub-pixel rows, the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven earlier than thesub-pixels of odd pairs; and in the (n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows,the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven later than the sub-pixels of oddpairs.

The data lines are driven in a manner of reversing polarity for everytwo dots.

During a display period of a frame of image, in the pairs of sub-pixelsbetween two adjacent data lines, the nth and (n+1)th sub-pixel rows andthe (n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows show an arrangement ofalternating darkness and brightness.

The efficacy of the present invention is that the present inventionprovides a TFT array substrate, which changes the way that sub-pixelsare arranged so that during a displaying period of a frame of image, thesub-pixels that have inconsistent brightness/darkness become alternatewith each other spatially so that a displaying defect of verticalbright/dark lines can be improved and the overall resistance of the dataline can be reduced to thereby reduce resistance-capacitance delay andprevent incorrect charging at a tail end of a scan line or a data line.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The technical solution, as well as other beneficial advantages, of thepresent invention will become apparent from the following detaileddescription of an embodiment of the present invention, with reference tothe attached drawings.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a structure of a conventionalthin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a structure of a conventional dataline share (DLS) TFT array substrate;

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating wave forms of data signals of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating two dots polarity reverse for adata line driving method of the DLS TFT array substrate;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a TFT array substrate according to afirst embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a TFT array substrate according to asecond embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating the distribution of brightnessand darkness of sub-pixels of the TFT array substrate according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating the distribution of brightnessand darkness of sub-pixels of the TFT array substrate according to thesecond embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

To further expound the technical solution adopted in the presentinvention and the advantages thereof, a detailed description is given toa preferred embodiment of the present invention and the attacheddrawings.

Referring to FIG. 5, a schematic view is given to illustrate a thin-filmtransistor (TFT array substrate) according to a first embodiment of thepresent invention. The TFT array substrate comprises: a plurality ofdata lines, such as D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, a plurality of scanlines, and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array.

In each row of the sub-pixels, a pair of sub-pixels that are arrangedbetween two adjacent ones of the data lines are in alignment with eachother and in each row of the sub-pixels, an odd pair of sub-pixels andan even pair of sub-pixels that are adjacent to each other are staggeredlaterally on a plane.

Each of the data lines is electrically connected to two sub-pixels ofeach sub-pixel row that are located on left side and right side of thedata line respectively by TFTs and supplies data signals to the twosub-pixels.

Two scan lines are provided, corresponding to and located at upper andlower sides of each sub-pixel row. The nth scan line G(n) and the (n′)thscan line G(n′) are respectively located on the upper and lower sides ofthe nth sub-pixel row P(n); the (n+1)th scan line G(n+1) and the(n′+1)th scan line G(n′+1) are respectively located on the upper andlower sides of the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1), n being a positiveinteger, so that the nth sub-pixel row P(n) and the (n+1)th sub-pixelrow P(n+1) collectively form a repeatable circuit formation unit, namelythe entirety of a circuit being formed by repeatedly arranging thecircuit formation unit. For example, the first sub-pixel row and thesecond sub-pixel row form a circuit formation unit and the third andfourth sub-pixel rows form a repeatable circuit formation unit, and soon.

The nth scan line G(n) is electrically connected via TFTs to and drivesthe sub-pixels of even pairs in the nth sub-pixel row P(n) and the(n′)th scan line G(n′) is electrically connected via TFTs to and drivesthe sub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth sub-pixel row P(n); and the(n+1)th scan line G(n+1) is electrically connected via TFTs to anddrives the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1)and the (n′+1)th scan line G(n′+1) is electrically connected via TFTs toand drives the sub-pixels of even pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel rowP(n+1).

When the scan lines are sequentially turned on from top to bottom, thesub-pixels of even pairs in the nth sub-pixel row P(n) are drivenearlier than the sub-pixels of odd pairs so that the sub-pixels of oddpairs of the nth sub-pixel row are provided with a better effect ofcharging than the sub-pixels of even pairs, whereby the sub-pixels ofodd pairs in the nth sub-pixel row become brighter while the sub-pixelsof even pairs are darker; and in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1), thesub-pixels of even pairs are driven later than the sub-pixels of oddpairs so that the sub-pixels of even pairs of the (n+1)th sub-pixel roware provided with a better effect of charging than the sub-pixels of oddpairs, whereby the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel rowbecome darker while the sub-pixels of even pairs are brighter.

The data lines are driven in a manner of reversing polarity for everytwo dots. After the reverse of polarity of the data signals, the drivingsequence remains unchanged so that eventually, during the displayingperiod of a frame of image, in the pairs of sub-pixels between twoadjacent data lines, the nth sub-pixel row P(n) and the (n+1)thsub-pixel row P(n+1) show an arrangement of alternating “dark” and“bright”, as shown in FIG. 7. In view of the overall displaying effect,the sub-pixels that have inconsistent brightness/darkness becomealternate with each other spatially so that a displaying defect ofvertical bright/dark lines can be improved. Further, the overallresistance of the data line can be reduced to thereby reduceresistance-capacitance delay and prevent incorrect charging at a tailend of a scan line or a data line.

Referring to FIG. 6, a schematic view is given to illustrate a TFT arraysubstrate according to a second embodiment of the present invention. TheTFT array substrate comprises:

a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality ofsub-pixels arranged in an array.

In each row of the sub-pixels, a pair of sub-pixels that are arrangedbetween two adjacent ones of the data lines are in alignment with eachother and in each row of the sub-pixels, an odd pair of sub-pixels andan even pair of sub-pixels that are adjacent to each other are staggeredlaterally on a plane.

Each of the data lines is electrically connected to two sub-pixels ofeach sub-pixel row that are located on left side and right side of thedata line respectively by TFTs and supplies data signals to the twosub-pixels.

Two scan lines are provided, corresponding to and located at upper andlower sides of each sub-pixel row. The nth scan line G(n) and the (n′)thscan line G(n′) are respectively located on the upper and lower sides ofthe nth sub-pixel row P(n); the (n+1)th scan line G(n+1) and the(n′+1)th scan line G(n′+1) are respectively located on the upper andlower sides of the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1); the (n+2)th scan lineG(n+2) and the (n′+2)th scan line G(n′+2) are respectively located onthe upper and lower sides of the (n+2)th sub-pixel row P(n+2); and the(n+3)th scan line G(n+3) and the (n′+3)th scan line G(n′+3) arerespectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+3)thsub-pixel row P(n+3), n being a positive integer, so that the nthsub-pixel row P(n), the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1), the (n+2)thsub-pixel row P(n+2), and the (n+3)th sub-pixel row P(n+3) collectivelyform a repeatable circuit formation unit, namely the entirety of acircuit being formed by repeatedly arranging the circuit formation unit.For example, the first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixel rows form acircuit formation unit and the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighthsub-pixel rows form a repeatable circuit formation unit, and so on.

The nth scan line G(n) is electrically connected via TFTs to and drivesthe sub-pixels of even pairs in the nth sub-pixel row P(n) and the(n′)th scan line G(n′) is electrically connected via TFTs to and drivesthe sub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth sub-pixel row P(n); the (n+1)thscan line G(n+1) is electrically connected via TFTs to and drives thesub-pixels of even pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1) and the(n′+1)th scan line G(n′+1) is electrically connected via TFTs to anddrives the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row P(n+1);the (n+2)th scan line G(n+2) is electrically connected via TFTs to anddrives the (n+2)th the sub-pixels of odd pairs in sub-pixel row P(n+2)and the (n′+2)th scan line G(n′+2) is electrically connected via TFTs toand drives the sub-pixels of even pairs of the (n+2)th sub-pixel rowP(n+2); and the (n+3)th scan line G(n+3) is electrically connected viaTFTs to and drives the sub-pixels of odd pairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixelrow P(n+3) and the (n′+3)th scan line G(n′+3) is electrically connectedvia TFTs to and drives the sub-pixels of even pairs of the (n+3)thsub-pixel row P(n+3).

When the scan lines are sequentially turned on from top to bottom, thesub-pixels of even pairs in the nth and (n+1)th sub-pixel rows P(n),P(n+1) are driven earlier than the sub-pixels of odd pairs so that thesub-pixels of odd pairs of the nth and (n+1)th sub-pixel rows areprovided with a better effect of charging than the sub-pixels of evenpairs, whereby the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth and (n+1)thsub-pixel rows become brighter while the sub-pixels of even pairs aredarker; and in the (n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows P(n+2), P(n+3),the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven later than the sub-pixels of oddpairs so that the sub-pixels of even pairs of the (n+2)th and (n+3)thsub-pixel rows are provided with a better effect of charging than thesub-pixels of odd pairs, whereby the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the(n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows become darker while the sub-pixels ofeven pairs are brighter.

The data lines are driven in a manner of reversing polarity for everytwo dots. After the reverse of polarity of the data signals, the drivingsequence remains unchanged so that eventually, during the displayingperiod of a frame of image, in the pairs of sub-pixels between twoadjacent data lines, the nth and (n+1)th sub-pixel rows P(n), P(n+1) andthe (n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows P(n+2), P(n+3) show anarrangement of alternating “dark” and “bright”, as shown in FIG. 8. Inview of the overall displaying effect, the sub-pixels that haveinconsistent brightness/darkness become alternate with each otherspatially so that a displaying defect of vertical bright/dark lines canbe improved. Further, the overall resistance of the data line can bereduced to thereby reduce resistance-capacitance delay and preventincorrect charging at a tail end of a scan line or a data line.

In summary, the present invention provides a TFT array substrate, whichchanges the way that sub-pixels are arranged so that during a displayingperiod of a frame of image, the sub-pixels that have inconsistentbrightness/darkness become alternate with each other spatially so that adisplaying defect of vertical bright/dark lines can be improved and theoverall resistance of the data line can be reduced to thereby reduceresistance-capacitance delay and prevent incorrect charging at a tailend of a scan line or a data line.

Based on the description given above, those having ordinary skills ofthe art may easily contemplate various changes and modifications of thetechnical solution and technical ideas of the present invention and allthese changes and modifications are considered within the protectionscope of right for the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate,comprising: a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and aplurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array; in each row of thesub-pixels, a pair of sub-pixels that are arranged between two adjacentones of the data lines are in alignment with each other and in each rowof the sub-pixels, an odd pair of sub-pixels and an even pair ofsub-pixels that are adjacent to each other are staggered laterally on aplane; each of the data lines being electrically connected to twosub-pixels of each of the sub-pixel rows that are located on left sideand right side of the data line respectively by TFTs and supplying datasignals to the two sub-pixels; two scan lines being provided,corresponding to and located at upper and lower sides of each sub-pixelrow; the nth scan line and the (n′)th scan line being respectivelylocated on the upper and lower sides of the nth sub-pixel row; the(n+1)th scan line and the (n′+1)th scan line being respectively locatedon the upper and lower sides of the (n+1)th sub-pixel row; the (n+2)thscan line and the (n′+2)th scan line being respectively located on theupper and lower sides of the (n+2)th sub-pixel row; and the (n+3)th scanline and the (n′+3)th scan line being respectively located on the upperand lower sides of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row, n being a positiveinteger, so that the nth sub-pixel row, the (n+1)th sub-pixel row, the(n+2)th sub-pixel row, and the (n+3)th sub-pixel row collectively form arepeatable circuit formation unit; the nth scan line being electricallyconnected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of even pairs in thenth sub-pixel row and the (n′)th scan line being electrically connectedvia TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth sub-pixelrow; the (n+1)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to anddriving the sub-pixels of even pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row andthe (n′+1)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to anddriving the sub-pixels of odd pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row; the(n+2)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe (n+2)th the sub-pixels of odd pairs in sub-pixel row and the(n′+2)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe sub-pixels of even pairs of the (n+2)th sub-pixel row; and the(n+3)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe sub-pixels of odd pairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row and the(n′+3)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe sub-pixels of even pairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row; whereby inthe nth and (n+1)th sub-pixel rows, the sub-pixels of even pairs aredriven earlier than the sub-pixels of odd pairs; and in the (n+2)th and(n+3)th sub-pixel rows, the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven laterthan the sub-pixels of odd pairs; wherein in each sub-pixel row, twoconsecutive pairs of sub-pixels are arranged among three consecutivedata lines that comprise a first data line, a second data line, and athird data line sequentially arranged in a forward direction along therow, and the two consecutive pairs comprises, sequentially arranged inthe forward direction, a first pair of which two sub-pixels are locatedbetween the first and second data lines and a second pair of which twosub-pixels are located between the second data line and the third dataline, wherein a first one of the two sub-pixels of the first pair islocated beside and connected to the first data line, a second one of thetwo sub-pixels of the second pair is located beside and connected to thethird data line, and a second one of the two sub-pixels of the firstpair and the first one of the two sub-pixels of the second pair arelocated beside and connected to the second data line, and arerespectively arranged on two opposite sides of the second data line,wherein the first and second sub-pixels of the first pair are bothconnected to a first one of the two scan lines that are located on theupper and lower sides of the sub-pixel row and the first and secondsub-pixels of the second pair are both connected to a second one of thetwo scan lines; and wherein in each of the sub-pixel rows, each of thedata lines is connected to two of the sub-pixels of the row that arerespectively located on two opposite sides of the data line and areimmediately adjacent to the data line and wherein among four consecutivesub-pixel rows comprising the nth, (n+1)th, (n+2)th, and (n+3)thsub-pixel rows, for the first and second ones of the four consecutiverows, the sub-pixels of an odd pair are both connected to the scan lineon the lower side of the row and the sub-pixels of an even pair are bothconnected to the scan line on the upper side of the row, while for thethird and four ones of the four consecutive rows, the sub-pixels of anodd pair are both connected to the scan line on the upper side of therow and the sub-pixels of an even pair are both connected to the scanline on the lower side of the row.
 2. The TFT array substrate as claimedin claim 1, wherein the data lines are driven in a manner of reversingpolarity for every two dots.
 3. The TFT array substrate as claimed inclaim 1, wherein during a display period of a frame of image, in thepairs of sub-pixels between two adjacent data lines, the nth and (n+1)thsub-pixel rows and the (n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows show anarrangement of alternating darkness and brightness.
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A thin-filmtransistor (TFT) array substrate, comprising: a plurality of data lines,a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in anarray; in each row of the sub-pixels, a pair of sub-pixels that arearranged between two adjacent ones of the data lines are in alignmentwith each other and in each row of the sub-pixels, an odd pair ofsub-pixels and an even pair of sub-pixels that are adjacent to eachother are staggered laterally on a plane; each of the data lines beingelectrically connected to two sub-pixels of each of the sub-pixel rowsthat are located on left side and right side of the data linerespectively by TFTs and supplying data signals to the two sub-pixels;two scan lines being provided, corresponding to and located at upper andlower sides of each sub-pixel row; the nth scan line and the (n′)th scanline being respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the nthsub-pixel row; the (n+1)th scan line and the (n′+1)th scan line beingrespectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+1)thsub-pixel row; the (n+2)th scan line and the (n′+2)th scan line beingrespectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+2)thsub-pixel row; and the (n+3)th scan line and the (n′+3)th scan linebeing respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the (n+3)thsub-pixel row, n being a positive integer, so that the nth sub-pixelrow, the (n+1)th sub-pixel row, the (n+2)th sub-pixel row, and the(n+3)th sub-pixel row collectively form a repeatable circuit formationunit; the nth scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to anddriving the sub-pixels of even pairs in the nth sub-pixel row and the(n′)th scan line being electrically connected via TFTs to and drivingthe sub-pixels of odd pairs in the nth sub-pixel row; the (n+1)th scanline being electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixelsof even pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row and the (n′+1)th scan linebeing electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels ofodd pairs in the (n+1)th sub-pixel row; the (n+2)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the (n+2)th thesub-pixels of odd pairs in sub-pixel row and the (n′+2)th scan linebeing electrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels ofeven pairs of the (n+2)th sub-pixel row; and the (n+3)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of oddpairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row and the (n′+3)th scan line beingelectrically connected via TFTs to and driving the sub-pixels of evenpairs of the (n+3)th sub-pixel row; whereby in the nth and (n+1)thsub-pixel rows, the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven earlier than thesub-pixels of odd pairs; and in the (n+2)th and (n+3)th sub-pixel rows,the sub-pixels of even pairs are driven later than the sub-pixels of oddpairs; wherein the data line are driven in a manner of reversingpolarity for every two dots; and wherein during a display period of aframe of image, in the pairs of sub-pixels between two adjacent datalines, the nth and (n+1)th sub-pixel rows and the (n+2)th and (n+3)thsub-pixel rows show an arrangement of alternating darkness andbrightness; wherein in each sub-pixel row, two consecutive pairs ofsub-pixels are arranged among three consecutive data lines that comprisea first data line, a second data line, and a third data linesequentially arranged in a forward direction along the row, and the twoconsecutive pairs comprises, sequentially arranged in the forwarddirection, a first pair of which two sub-pixels are located between thefirst and second data lines and a second pair of which two sub-pixelsare located between the second data line and the third data line,wherein a first one of the two sub-pixels of the first pair is locatedbeside and connected to the first data line, a second one of the twosub-pixels of the second pair is located beside and connected to thethird data line, and a second one of the two sub-pixels of the firstpair and the first one of the two sub-pixels of the second pair arelocated beside and connected to the second data line, and arerespectively arranged on two opposite sides of the second data line,wherein the first and second sub-pixels of the first pair are bothconnected to a first one of the two scan lines that are located on theupper and lower sides of the sub-pixel row and the first and secondsub-pixels of the second pair are both connected to a second one of thetwo scan lines; and wherein in each of the sub-pixel rows, each of thedata lines is connected to two of the sub-pixels of the row that arerespectively located on two opposite sides of the data line and areimmediately adjacent to the data line and wherein among four consecutivesub-pixel rows comprising the nth, (n+1)th, (n+2)th, and (n+3)thsub-pixel rows, for the first and second ones of the four consecutiverows, the sub-pixels of an odd pair are both connected to the scan lineon the lower side of the row and the sub-pixels of an even pair are bothconnected to the scan line on the upper side of the row, while for thethird and four ones of the four consecutive rows, the sub-pixels of anodd pair are both connected to the scan line on the upper side of therow and the sub-pixels of an even pair are both connected to the scanline on the lower side of the row.